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Parliamentary polls may give Liberal Democratic Party a surge of support after the assassination of the former PM.

Lebanese may be sympathetic to public sector workers striking over wages, but frustration at inconvenience remains.

Amid new mental health options in northern Iraq, therapists worry that without continued support, progress will halt.

US president writes in Washington Post his visit will keep US 'strong and secure' and that human rights is on agenda.

Millions of Muslims around the world celebrate the festival that marks the end of the annual Hajj pilgrimage.

Police said it is too early to say if assaults in Soweto and Pietermaritzburg were connected.

Calm on streets a day after president's residence stormed and PM's house torched, forcing both to announce resignations.

Protesters say Biden's Friday executive order to ease access to services to terminate pregnancies was insufficient.

On island's most chaotic day in months amid economic crisis, protesters storm president's residence and torch PM's home.

Two years after the police murder of George Floyd, racialised police brutality is still tragically ordinary in America.

Navy begins transferring the first of 600 migrants and refugees from Lampedusa amid a sharp uptick in new arrivals.

More than 30 are also feared trapped after Russian attack destroys a five-storey apartment, Ukrainian official says.

Argentina is grappling with runaway inflation, huge pressure on the peso currency and spiking gas import costs.

Ruling LDP set for strong election showing in upper house election held days after ex-prime minister's assassination.

More than 8,000 men and boys from the Bosniak ethnic group perished in 10 days of slaughter by Bosnian Serb forces.

Japan is going ahead with its elections on Sunday, despite the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa did not start out in life as a politician, unlike his elder brother Mahinda.

Almost 60 people have been killed and hundreds left homeless in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken tells China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi that Beijing not acting 'neutral' on Ukraine.

Jabeur had aimed to become the first player from the Arab world and the first African woman to win a Slam singles title.

People in Russian-held territories in the south told to evacuate ahead of Ukrainian counteroffensive.

The third in a four-part series. A look at far-right populist influence on mainstream politics in France.

Much of Asia, including Indonesia, India and Pakistan, will observe the holiday on Sunday.

Predictably, the US investigation on the origin of the bullet that killed the journalist turned out to be inconclusive.

As Africans, we should realise that it is now our turn to support the British people's aspirations for democracy.

Head of police at Nara, where Abe was shot, says there were problems with safety measures in guarding the ex-premier.

The story of an imprisoned activist exposes the grim climate for speech in Egypt. Plus, Chile’s new constitution.

Western leaders and the private sector met to discuss how to rebuild Ukraine, even as the war with Russia continues.

PM Wickremesinghe's statement follows protests that saw protesters storming President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's residence.

Wrestling against gender inequality.

The former prime minister's body returns to capital Tokyo as a shocked nation comes to terms with his assassination.

Moscow, seeking to push deeper into Donetsk, intensifies its attacks on the eastern Ukrainian region.

With overcrowded schools and underpaid teachers, Iraq has been unable to rebuild Mosul's education system post-ISIL.

Twitter's chairman says the social media platform will take legal action to enforce the agreement.

Officials say none of Yosemite's famous giant sequoias has been damaged by the blaze, but part of the park was closed.

Federal investigation finds 'command and communication' was lacking in widely condemned incident at US-Mexico border.

Russian president says Western calls to reduce reliance on Russian energy have made global markets spike in oil and gas.

A brazen jailbreak near Abuja claimed by ISIL led to more than 800 inmates escaping.

Resolution would have extended humanitarian aid deliveries to Syria by one year without Damascus' backing.

Advanced artillery rocket system is part of new $400m US weapons package to Ukraine, senior US defence official says.

Former UK finance minister announces bid to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who said he will step down.

Thousands sent scrambling as one of the country's telecom giants is hit by enormous internet and mobile service outage.

The decision is a defeat for Democrats in the battleground state who say the ruling makes it harder for many to vote.

Aid agencies have warned many developing countries face devastating food shortages if supplies fail to reach them.

A cloudburst sent a wall of water down a gorge and swept away about two dozen camps, officials say.

Family of slain Palestinian-American journalist demand meeting with Biden and urge meaningful push for accountability.

US president is under pressure to safeguard abortion rights after Supreme Court overturned landmark Roe v Wade ruling.

Some experts are raising questions about how the law will be enforced and how it will address US free speech concerns.

Police say suspect bore a grudge against a ‘specific organisation’ and believed Abe was part of it.

Alexei Gorinov told a council meeting on March 15 that Russia was waging a war of aggression against Ukraine.